41 year old Leonora Nameni has given birth to her 20th child, and she wants more.
Right now she has 10 boys, and 10 girls. The oldest, a 20 year old, is married. The family lives and works on a farm, and they made it clear they do not watch TV. Mmm, TV watching […] Continue Reading…
“The U.S. economic fundamentals are not strong, plus there is expanding fiscal deficit and declining financial revenue. We are closely tracking the performance of U.S. government bonds and considering a further adjustment based on current conditions.”-Guan Jianzhong, Dagong Global Credit Rating Company
It wasn’t just S & P that reduced the credit rating […] Continue Reading…
Toyota will now cut production in China by 70%, the cut back will last until June 5.
A few days ago they originally planned for 50% cuts, until June 3. The problem is lack of parts from disaster stricken Japan.
Currently there are protests going on in Bolivia. The issue is workers rights, but it’s become clear no one cares about the rights of journalists.
Journalists are being attacked by protesters and police. Everyone accuses the reporters of working for the police, or the protesters. Even Bolivian judges are treating reporter with contempt.
In one case […] Continue Reading…
Four firefighters from Yellowstone National Park and Gallatin National Forest were sent to help fight the fires in Texas.
The ‘Pipeline’ wildfire, one of many in Texas, is burning on the Big Thicket National Preserve. The local firefighters were sent in because of a inter-agency request. Officials believe the ‘Pipeline’ fire was started by people.
Rescuers used a tiny camera to see if Larry Marek was behind the cave in debris. No such luck.
Rescuers also pumped in air and water, through the holes they drilled. They’re hoping that Marek is in the open space found behind the rubble of last Friday’s cave in.
They’re still trying to dig alternate tunnels. […] Continue Reading…
Not only has the Japanese government made it a legal offense to enter the evacuation zone around Fukushima Daiichi, they have expanded the zone as well.
Because of high radiation build up, towns outside the original 20km (12.4miles) zone will be evacuated. The towns are Katsurao, Namie, Iitate and some areas of Kawamata and Minamisoma. […] Continue Reading…
The prefectural government of Fukushima said no to allowing Tokyo Electric Power Company to resume any nuke plant operations. ”A resumption of plant operations must be impossible.”-Sato Yuhei, Fukushima Governor
Governor Sato made the statement after a 15 minute meeting with TEPCo president Shimizu Masataka. TEPCo had tried to meet with the state government […] Continue Reading…
Chile is investing more than $400 million into developing petroleum resources at the south end of the country.
Punta Arenas, in the Magallanes region, has become the “Alaskan Gold Rush” of South America. Labor, oil prospectors and investor’s money is flowing in. The area is also a tourist destination, for Antarctic trips.
The oil boom […] Continue Reading…
Colombia is reporting their coffee exports rose 53% in March 2011, compared to the same time last year. They give credit to good weather and success fighting a fungal disease.
As of April 21, Arabica-coffee futures, for July delivery, fell 1.15 cents, to $2.983 a pound. Colombia and Brazil are the biggest exporters of Arabica […] Continue Reading…